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Image of a leaflet by retailer Austin, Nichols & Co. listing different types of fireworks for sale. The right side of the print lists more gunpowder related products sold by the retailer, from firecrackers, hot air balloons, to pistols and more. The right of the print also includes two images of pistols pointed at one another, a paper cap pistol titled 'The Boss,' and a blank cartridge pistol. Towards the bottom of the right is an image titled "The New Excelsior Illuminating Meteoric Balloon - Inflating and Firework Attachments." The image depicts a hot-air balloon shown flying up, surrounded by lit fireworks.
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Excelsior fireworks
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Image of an advertisement by Detwiller & Street Fireworks Manufacturing Company for Excelsior Fireworks. The print is in red, white, and blue, and includes an image of an American Eagle, United States flag, and shield that's labeled "Excelsior." Bottom of image includes a crowd of men and women in formal attire releasing firecrackers into the sky. In the center of the crowd, below the eagle and shield, is a cascading fountain. Sparks of fireworks are also depicted in the sky. Title is decorative.
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Trade price list of the Unexcelled Fireworks Company
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Image of a leaflet listing pricing information about different types of fireworks, firecrackers, and goods for sale by the Unexcelled Fireworks Company in New York. Print was folded, with four printed pages total, two on verso and two on recto. Right page of recto includes the title and a vignette similar to imagery on the Great Seal of the United States. Includes an image of an American eagle holding up a banner labeled “UnXld Fireworks” in its beak. Below the eagle is a shield with American stripes and stars, and the eagle holds an olive branch with one talon, and arrows with another. Left page of recto includes pricing information and five vignettes of lanterns, balloons, fireworks, and bomb shells. Verso pages include five vignettes of fireworks and rockets and lists the various names, descriptions, and pricing information about materials for sale, ranging from “Roman Candles” to “Torpedoes.”
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The Barnum & Bailey latest and greatest thriller the balloon horse Jupiter
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Image of two hot-air balloon ascension acts each with the same female equestrian on horseback rising on a platform attached to a balloon; fireworks in background.
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Balloon brand packed by the Hanford Raisin & Dried Fruit Packing Co. Hanford, Cal
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Image of a Balloon Brand raisin label from the Hanford Raisin & Dried Fruit Packing Company of Hanford, California; a bunch of grapes stands in for helium balloons lifting a hot air balloon basket filled with people over a river landscape with sail boats and steamboats visible below.
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Fireworks Sanderson & Lanergan, pyrotechnists
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Image of a fireworks advertisement by Sanderson & Lanergan from Boston, Massachusetts. Central image is of a winged man in armor (possibly a reference to Archangel St. Michael), holding up a flaming scepter and wearing a crown while radiating in air. He points with his right arm towards six small vignettes of radiating female angels in various poses. Title is decorative with intricate scrollwork.
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